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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-01-29
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-01-29
Pains and Aches


Sold by all druggists. 81: six for q. Prepal
~ c. l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries. Lowell. Nasa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-01-29

bailiff W mt again for the goods they
were not to be found. The lady there
fore sued the official for the full
amount OF the claim and obtained judy
ment az iinst him.
A b oston man tells how few in E.
gland understand American English.
Il had not been in Liverpool an hour"
he says, when l became convinced
that l had much to learn about the
English language. When l entered
my hotel asked the young woman who
received me. What are your terms?'
and had I spoken Choctaw she
could not have understood me less.
What do yon charge day? | next
ventured. Charge" she replied.
vaguely. and l tried again. All! you
want the tariff she said at last. AMI
sure enough I did. Now. il had
used the word tariff in that sense in
Boston. it would have been considered
slang.
A practical joke was played one
night recently upon a South Chester
man and one or two oilers who were
taken to Felton's woods for that
purpose. While four of the party
were occupied in tree represented
by the knowing ones to contain honey.
a number of others armed with pistols
and guns. who were secretei in the
woods, began to shoot One of those
in the tree fell and pretended that he
was shot while the others scampcred
away BADLY frightened. One of them
was SO badly scared that he tainted and
his companions had to carry him all the
way to a South Chester drug store,
where restoratives were applied The
joke was thus turned upon thsn.-X
J. 1inssa
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30
Maintaining the Fertility of Soils.

There are a lew rules in regard to maintaining the fertility which should be followed. One is that all the unsold or unfed portions of crops should, if possible. be re- turned to the soil upon which they grew, or an equivalent should be returned. Thus, if wheat is raised, the grain sold and the straw com posed with the dung of animals, we form a manure which returns much that was removed by the crop. If the straw be partly or wholly fed to animals, still large portion naturally finds it's way back to the soil. A portiou of the plant food supply of the soil is irrecoverably lost in the grain sold. in the bones of the animals in The milk sold off the farm, etc. But we can calcu- late very nearly what this loss is and make it good at small expense if We do not delay too long. It is much better to feed than 10 sell hay aud straw, because the tax np- on the soil is su much less, and whoever does sell these products should surely plan to buy fertiliz. CTS to make good his drafts upon the soil. Near cities it is always easy to buy stable manure, and this is ordinary the most economi- cal, The hay, gram and straw are thus returned, the loss is not only made good, but the condition of the land is improving all the time. for this is the natural result of til lage American Agriculturist for April.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30

and any officer of such railroad, who shall violate said See. 7 Dy acting also as an officer of any oth- or parallel or competing line of railroad as herein prohibited, shall forfeit and pay not less than e22 nor more than $500 per day during the time he SD violated sall sec ton to be recovered by civil acton brought by like parties and in like manner, as above provided in this section.
 See. II. Be it further enacted. that this act shall take effect and be in force after sixty days after its passage.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30
AGRlCUL TURAL.
Care of Fowls.

Tie secret of how ta get plenty of
 eggs in the winter and to pre-
 vent eboiea in the spring.
 Why dc SO many farmers and tawB people lose so many fowls by disease. commonly believed to be cholera! l tlIinl, l can tell why; at any rate, can tell to my sstIs- faction, after breeding hundreds of chicks, an | been in the business for over three years.
 commenced with the common stock aud graded up l bought pare bloodcd rocks. built good warm houses for them, with good windows in it. so as to let the snl' in to help warm It up in the win ter. On stormy days the fowls can be fed in the house. For a winter breakfast. cook up the day before, potatoes or turnips in dish water, seasoned with salt; and if cold weather, some cayenne perper: then I mix bran with 1t until 1t is stiff cake must not be sloppy-and feed it hot. For din- ner, I give scraps from the table, and it there is no scraps l give flaw oats or suniiower seed--those two articles are fine for egg pro- ducing, At night for their supp CT, I pareh corn and give them, but not all they can eat, as some poul- try men advise. don't believe in giving fowls all they can eat and some to leave-you mark my words, it is bad plan. Why Be- cause it will make them too tat, and of course are lazy, aud a fat, lazy fowl never lays half the amount of eggs that they would II not fat. can tell mine are not too fat because l get plenty of eggs all through the cold stormy winter and spring.
 Then to keep up the egg food, give them dry bones and shells, broke to the size of kernel of corn, or little larger. Dry the bones .in the oven. then brake them up. Then go to the butcher shop and get some fresh bones and chop some of them up about the size of grain of corn, and give them that. two or three times q week; also give them chopped up onions, cabbage, or any thing of the kind. A little milk, sweet or sour. shonld be kept in thei- house; also a small box of gravel. Clean out the house twice week. Keep dust bath for them in their house winter and summer. WhItewash their house inside and out. Make the house with a good roof so that no drafts can touch them when they are on the roosts at night. l don't want to sleep in draft, and common sense teaches me that It is not good for fowls.
 This is about the way l am talk ing care of my fowls, and for my pay, get plenty of eggs in cold stormy weather, and no cholera in in the spring when it is all around me. Try it, my friends, 1 am sure it will pay yon for your trouble.
 FRED CHAMBERS,
 Emmet. Ark, Mch. 2ith, 1887.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30

A writer in the F, E. Farmer raises several hasrels of sunflower heads annually. which he places in the poultry houses without thrash ing out the seeds. The hens en. joy picking the heads 10 pieces aud eating the seeds. A modcr- ate quantity he believes to he
 conducive 10 the health and pro- dactiyeness of the fowls m winter.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30
Notice for Publ cation,
LAND OFFICE AT CAMDEN. ARK. l
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March lth, 1887. NOTICE i- iikRkkY GIVEN that tho ~ following-naIned settler has iied no,icc port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Judge of Nevada county, Ark., at Prescott, Ark. cn April iDti,, 1881, viz: John w. Ward, Nevada ooul ty, i'd, F sqtG. for the SWi sWi See ly, Tp, S, k 22 W,
 He names the following witnesses to proyn his continuous residence upon, and eultlya- toin of said land yiz: Cheslfy NJ. Buchanan, lianee Buchanan. Jerry Pittmnn and Sanu- el Pittman, all of Prescott, Nevada county, Ark. w. K. RAMSEY,
 Register.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30
AFgrPiGlG SugiGa. Operation
4. FATAL MISTAKE.

/. IAlAL MIDLAND.
 TIE Clereiand (Ohio) Press, of February 25d, 1885, pnb- lished an account of fatal surgicai operation which caused a great commotion among med ical men throughout the whole country, Dr, Thayer, the most eminent surgeon iii Cleveland, pronouncing 1t scandalous. It appears that a Mrs. King had been suffering for many years from some disease of tht stom- ach, which had Irsistc the treatment of all the physicians m attendance. The disease commenced with slight de. rangement of the digestion, with a poor appetite, followed by q peculiar indescrlbablr lis- trcss in the stomach, q feeling that has been aeserihed as q 's;at "all gone" sensation, a .ticky slime collecting about tae teeth, causing a disagree able taste. This sensation was not removed by food, but, on the contrary, it was increased. After a while the hands and feet became cold and sticky a cold precipitation. There was collstant tined and lans guid feeling. Then followed a dreadful nervousness, with gloomy forebodings. Finally the patient was unable to re- tain any food whatever, and there was constant pain in the abdomen. All prescribed rem edies failing to give relief, a consultation was held, when 1t was decided that the patient had a cancer in the stomach, and in ordcr ,osavotiIs patients life an operai.on was justifi- able. Accordil .ly, on the 22d of February, 1883, the opera tion was performed by Dr. Vance in the presence of Dr. Tuckerman, Dr. peirier, Dr. Arms, Dr. Gordon, Dr. Capner, and Dr. Hnln@uii of tho Police Board. Iuc operation consist ed in lay.ng Opeu thc cavity of the aboomcn ami exposing the stomach and hHNcls. When this had been done a1 eXamin- ation of thc organs Was made, but to the iirior and dismay of the doctors there was no cancer to be found, The pa tient dId not have n cancer, When too late the medical men discovered that they had made q terrible mistake; but they sewed the parts together and dressed the wound that they had made, but the poor woman sank from exhaustion and died in few hours. How sad it must be for the husband of this poor woman to know that his wife died from the effects of a surgical operation that ought never to have been performed, Ii this woman had taken the proper remedy for Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostratlon (for this was what the disease really was), she would have been liv- ing to-'iay. SHAKER EXTRACT OF Roors, or SEIdEL's CURATIVE SYRUP, a remedy made ex- pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi- gestion, has restored many such cases to perfect health after all other kinds of treatment have failed. The evidence of its efficacy in curing this class of cases is too voluminous to be published here; but those who read q published evidence in favor If ti.is dyspcp'ic remedy do not question it's convincing nature, anal the article has an ezten~ F sale.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
Suffering Women! Read What the Great Methodist Divine and Eminent Physi-
 clan Says of Bradfeld'S Female Regulator!
ATLANTA, GA. Feb. 20, 1881.

NTLANTA, bA.. TtU, -U, IO0F. DR. J. BRADFIELD; Dear Sir Some fifteen yeors ago examined the recipe of Female Regulator. and carefully studied authorities in regard to is components, and then (as well as now) pronounce it to be the most scientific and slillful combination of the really reliable remedial vegetable agents known to science, to act directly OH the womb and uterine organs. and the organs and parts sympathizing directly with these; and. therefore, providing a specific remedy for all diseases of the womb, and of the ad- jacent organs and parts.
 Ionrs truly,
 JEsEfE BoRiNG. NJ. D., D, D.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
Advice to Newspaper Readers.

Never believe anything you read in a newspaper that doesn't agree with what you think. This saves wear and tear of your convictions. Always speak slightly of news paper you happen to read. This impresses people who ..on't know you with an idea that you are a very superior kind of a person.
 When newspaper opposes your candidate, always accuse the edit or of having a personal spite against you. That is tue way you would act if you were the editor, you know.
 When you finish reading the pa per throw it down contenptuously, and remark loudly and impressive ly that "there is nothing in the pa pers now-a-days.' This carries weight with those people whoever. hear you and are unable to read | themselves.
 i. Tell every one that newspapers ought to be cheaper. The cheap. CT you get them the better they will be. You know that works on all other lines of business. This is one fthe things he enjoys most of anything. It shows him what ever disadvantage his work may have he is much more to be envied than bilious, dyspeptic, conceit- ed, ignorant, bumptious, boresome crank. It makes him feel satisfied with his lot. But send your letter by mail. Why? The editor may be a larger man than you arc.-- Exchange.
 The calling of all editor is as much business as that ofa lawyer or a doctor. The doctor treats all alike (for the money regardless of poli- tics, religion or color; the lawyer pleads for money; and his license to abuse. often vilify, stultify, browbeat his opponent, lays i'll the shade the efforts of the most bel ligerent editor; yet he is never held to account for it as it is considered a part of his business and calling. Hot Springs Sentinel.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
The First Gun of the.sWar.

In view ot the contradictory statements which continue to be made concerning the firing of the first gun at Sumpter, the Charles ton News and Courier asked Col. Alfred Rhett to give his recollec' ton on the subject, and thence, it will be seen do away with most of the difficulty as marking the dis tinction between tine shell fired as a signal and the first hostile shot Col. Rhett says:
 On the morning of April l2, 1861, at about 4:30 a. m.. the batteries surrounding Fort Sumpter opened fire on that fort. then held by a garrison of United States troops, From 4:30 o'clock d. m, Ofthe 12th until l;45 o'clock on the 18th a steady fire of shot and shell fell upon DuiHpttT.
 On the morning of the 18th, a fleet of United States vessels ap. peared off the bar. After consul. tati0n it was decided to bring mat ters 10 short conclusion. Two thirtytwo pounders from the Sum- ter battery of Fort Moultrie open ed with hot shot At 1:42 D. m., the white flags was shown from the walls of Fort Sumpter.
 In the war which followed, which cost a million lives and desolated the fairest part of the American continent, it has been a matter of inquiry who fired the first shot in so grave matter. On account of wide sparation of the batteries surrounding Sumter, on Morris Island, James island, Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, it was necessary to arrange some signal for general fire to be opened on Sumpter in case of emergency. A white lantern run mp to the head of the flag staff of Fort Moultrle at night was to be that signal.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
Wise Maxims Which Should Be
 Memorised by Many.

My dear boy, don't begin fight, but once begun stay to pick up the fragments.
 live knew the exact value of things we should be comparative ly free from envy.
 Don't forget this, my boy. There are ten thousand ways to miss the bulls eye and only one way to hit it.
 What a man can't prove never ruined anybody yet; it is what he can prove that makes it hot for him.
 I find plenty of people who can improve every line 1 have written, who can't write one good one of their own.
 There are two things that every body think they can do better than any one else punch the fire and edit daily paper. Pride is located half way be- tween vice and virtue, and 8 little of it wont hurt saint, and a good deal of it often helps sinner.
 There are lots of things in this world we can't explain, and tEat is just what makes the things we can explain the more certain.
 The great struggle of life is first for bread, then butter on the bread and at last sugar on the butter. This is the best any of us can do. There is d pedantry in all things. Any man who loads up double barrel gun to kill a cockroach with, is cock roach pendant.
 There is just about humility enough in the whole world to sup ply one man with what he needs. And pray, what are the rest of us going to do9
 l don't believe in special prov idences. When male kicks Il man and knocks him any ywhere from eight to twenty feet off l don't lay it to the Lord; I say to myself: That man got a little too near. the mule."
 From a batch of sensible prov erbs headed "Uncle Bricks Wis dom,n in the current number of the Century we select the following, which sound suspiciously like the local utterances of Josh Billings, only their Orthography is correct:
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
QUICK RELIEF.

Mr. A. J, CRUDE, of Dayton, Ohio, in a letter dated Jan. F, 1886, says:
 "You may add my testimony to the merits of Piso's Cure for Con sumption. l took q se- we're cold last February, which settled on mylung. They became ulceratcd and ere so painful that l had no rest for two days and nights. l got s bot tie of Piso's Cure. and was entirely relieved be- fore l had taken half of it.
 Since that time l have kept itin the house, and use it as preventative both for lung troubles and croup, fer which l can recommend it as the very best medicine l ever used.'
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
The Power of Habit.

he fOWer or F1dDtt.
 I remember once riding from Buffalo to the Niagra Falls. said to a gentleman
 "What river is that, sir"
 "That,r he said, 'is the Niagara Rver.'
 Well, it is a beautiful stream," said I; Upright and fair and glassy; how far off are the rapids"
 "Only mile or two,' was the reply.
 "Is it possible that only mile from us we shall find the water in the turbulence which it must show near tue fallsW
 "You will find it so, sir" And so I found it; and the first sight of Niagara 1 shall never forget! Now, launch your boat on that Niagara River; it is bright, smooth, beauti- ful and glassy. There is ripple at the bow; the silver wake you leave behind adds to your enjoy ment. Down the stream you glide, oars, sails, and helm ill proper trim, and thus you set out on yonr pleasure excursion. Suddenly some one cries out from the bank,-
 "Young men. ahoyw
 "What is it?"
 "The rapids are below you"
 "Ha! Ina! We have heard of the rapids, but we are not such fools as to get there. If we go too fast, then we shall mp with the helm and steer to the shore; we will set the mast in socket, hoist the sail and speed to the land. Then on, boys; don't be alarmed there is no dan ger"
 "9oung men, ahOy there!"
 "What is it" the rapids are be- low you.'
 "Ha! Ina! We will laugh and quaff; all things delight us. What care we for the future! No man ever saw it. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. We will enjoy life while we may; we will catch pleasure as it flies. This is enjoy ment. Time enough to steer out of danger when we arc sailing swiftly with the current"
 "Young men, ahoy"
 "What is itW
 "Beware! Beware! The rapids are below you" Now you see the water foaming all around. See how fast you pass that point! Up with the helm! Now turn! Pull hard! Quick! quick! quick! Pull for your lives! Pull till the blood starts from your nostrlls, and the veins stand like whipcords upon your brow! Set the mast in the socket! host the sail! steer for the shore! Ah! ah! ah! it is too late! Shricking, cursiug, bowling, over you go.
 Thousands go over the rapids every year, through the power ot habit, crying all the while,--when I find out that is injuring me, then I will give it up."-John B. Cough.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
c. P. Smoote, I. c. MeRae l.. E. Hinton Smoote, ,..McRae & Hinton
 ATTORNE YS- -atLAW

IIH" lu0 VIrVVVU3 I'5 7"70' PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS Practice in all the courts and make col ! lections in all parts of the state. Are agents for the Following
 INSURANCE COMPANIES: German. of New York........2 ,562, ,13G 09 , Underwriters Agency, \. Y......4 4,957, ,112 90 Springfield F. tS 2,5S5,632 83 Western Assurance Company. ,422, ,00S 62 New Oreans..........,............ IA
 Risks written throughout the county.
 niiyn Gin houses and farm property in- sGred
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
A FINE Florida Tonic {!
MIR. FOSTER & CHAPMAN,

One of the landmarks of the GeoIgia Drug trade, now of Orlan .da, Florida, waites:
 II can hardly select n single case of the many to whom l have sold "Guinn's Pioneer Blood Remover but what have been satisfied: and l find it the best remedy for all Skin Diseases l have ever sold, and fine Florida Tonic.
 EosEER $. CHAPMAN,
 Orlando. Fla.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
THE pOSTMASTEB.

THE POSTMASTER. At Mnnoryille, Pa., un der date of Nov. l7, 1885 writes
 "Piso's Remedy for Ca tarrh is doing me more good than anything l ever tried.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16

Do boys or girls make the most noise? is the latest conundrnm. Turn a mouse into school-room and it will be settled SD qnick it will make your head swim.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16
Certain Cure for Cat;.rrh.
 A SUPERB FLESH PRODUCER AND T0NlCl

Guinn's Pioneer BiGad Remover. Cures all Blood and Skin Diseases. Rheuma- tism, Scrofua old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine.
 If not in your market it will be forwarded on receipt of price. Small bottles Sl.oo large $l.76.
 Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
 MACON MEDICINE COMPANY M Macoon, :, n.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16

THE man who has the floor r- The father of twins at midnight.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-02-16

Bradhclds Female Regulator is only in tended for diseases peculiar to woman, and for these is Specific.
 Sold by all druggists. Send for our trea- ti.c on the Health and Happiness of Woman mailed free, which gives all particulars.
 THE BRADFInLD REGULATOR Co
 Box 2S, Atlanta, Ga
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-29
PERSONAL.

DR.. S. c. Gordon took his first walk around
his room with crutches yesterday.
Capt. Lee, Of the schooner Edward Waite.
who has been sick at Cardenas, is on his way
home by steamer.
Senator Hale is expected to start to-day
on his way to New York to take the steamer
for England. A reception will be rendered
him this evening by the Portland Club.
Miss May Newman, formerly of Wilton in
this State, is playing the role of Lisa in
BARLEY Campbell's white Slave" at Niblo's,
New York city.
The Kennebec journal SAYS that Mr..
Blaine will take trip TO Europe the coming
summer, and that Mr.. j. Ii. Manley also
contemplates starting for Europe in June
Mr.. Alton c. Daggett died at his residence
on Franklin street, yesterday morning. Mr..
Daggett was man of upright character and
highly esteemed by all who knew him. He
was a painter by trade.
Mr.. Neal }. Prince, who for the past TWEEN
ty years has been employed in the store of
Samuel Bell, and later with F. b. Libby.
has severed his connection with that estab-
lishment and will hereafter be found at the
store of Davis & Garland, under the Fal-
mouth Hotel.
John B. Donovan, Alfred; c. ii. Fergu-
son, Kennebunk; John Walsh, Lowell; J..
Il. Smith, Boston; w. ID. Hale, New York
N. J. Herrick, Alfred; Chas. H. Furneaux.
Boston; Thos. F. Murphy, Augusta; A. G.
Carr, Winthrop; B. Hyneman, Boston; N.
c. Ellis, Boston; H. T. McGsfry, Cincinna-
ii, O.. were among the arrivals at the United
States Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. o. L. Miller, formerly of Newbury,
Me-, has been appointed to the Judgeship of
the Twenty-ninth Judicial District of the
State of Kansas, with a salary of $500. The
office has just been created and the district
is new one. Mr.. Miller is a native of New
burg, and read law with Col. Jasper Hutch
ms in Bangor. He went west in 1880 and
settled in Wyandotte.
Senator Frye, whose retaliation speech
was not keenly relished in England, visited
the House of Commons on Wednesday and
was invited by the Speaker to a seat in the.
diplomatic gallery. Mr.. Fry intends to 90
to Rome. He will look about there, and
Will return through Germany to Paris, and
from there to London. He expects to re-
main in London about month. and then
VIII go to Scotland for a months fishing